Tag: Bond yields
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Stocks Fall as US Reopens Amid Cloudy Fed Outlook: Markets Wrap
Markets Drop as Economic Data Hopes Dim U.S. equities slipped and bonds weakened as trading resumed after a holiday shutdown, with investors bracing for a flood of data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s next move. Traders are weighing whether upcoming releases will clear the path for a possible rate cut or keep policymakers on…
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Pocket relief for Australians as insurance premium cycle slows amid global sell-off
Australian insurers face a shifting premium landscape Australian investors woke on Friday to a sharp sell-off in the country’s biggest insurance companies, driven by a global reassessment of revenue growth. Analysts say the recent downturn mirrors a broader shift in the insurance sector as inflation cools and growth in net written premiums (NWP) slows. While…
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ASX Hits Record High Again as Unemployment Rises and Rate Cut Bets Return
ASX Reaches New Record High on Jobs Data and Rate-Cut Bets The Australian share market surged to another record high as September unemployment data highlighted a softer jobs market, reviving expectations for further cuts to the cash rate. Traders pushed risk assets higher on the prospect that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could ease…
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Dow Jones Slide Amid Banking jitters as AI hardware stocks rally
Market Overview: Banks Weigh on The Dow, Yet AI Hardware Stocks Shine The stock market faced a cautious session as concerns over regional banks and a lingering federal funding stalemate overshadowed gains in technology shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded lower, with financial shares among the hardest hit, while the broader market saw pockets…
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ASX Surges to New High as Unemployment Jump Revives Bet on Rate Cuts
ASX Reaches a Leap Forward on Jobs Data The Australian share market jumped to a fresh record, supported by a surprising twist in the jobs data that revived expectations for further Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate cuts. The S&P/ASX 200 surged through intraday trading and closed at a new peak, underscoring how a weaker…
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Markets Today: Trump Tariffs, Urso Says Data Will Reveal Impact
Markets Today: European stocks rise as Wall Street data and tariff developments weigh on sentiment European equities edged higher as traders absorbed the latest signals from U.S. tariff policy and watched for the annual data that could clarify which sectors are most exposed. Italy’s Industry Minister Adolfo Urso underscored a cautious, data-driven approach, saying we…
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Markets Today: Tariffs and Jobs Data Shape European Stocks
Tariffs and Italy’s stance: waiting for annual data Markets opened with caution as traders weighed the impact of U.S. tariffs on Italian exports and the broader global trade backdrop. Italy’s Minister of Enterprises, Adolfo Urso, said we must wait for annual data to truly identify which sectors are affected and how best to design targeted…